A Doctor In Africa

A Doctor in Africa
Read By: Travelling Gourmet Food and Book Club
Date Read: 2022-09
Published: 2021-04-27
The Australian doctor saving the lives and dignity of thousands of women in Africa, one surgery at a time. From Ethiopia to Sierra Leone, Tanzania to Togo, Dr Andrew Browning has been helping women affected by obstetric fistulas - a debilitating condition resulting from obstructed childbirth - for nearly two decades. Two million African women are estimated to be suffering with obstetric fistulas. They are often made outcasts in their own community, unable to leave their homes and left with little prospect of a happy, fulfilling life. Andrew's operations, and the spread of fistula-skilled surgeons he is training across the continent, don't just relieve the emotional and physical pain of the women affected, but give them hope and a future. A Doctor in Africa is the uplifting story of Andrew's life, from the challenges faced along the way to the stories of the women whose lives he has forever changed. A Doctor in Africa is a masterpiece in compassion, sensitivity and caring.
4.5Overall Score

A Doctor in Africa

BookClub Review 6 readers All the readers for this book loved and appreciated reading this book!! One comment: "The author doesn't make a loud noise. His humility and service has changed many ...

  • Travelling Gourmet Food and Book Club Rating
    4.5
  • Barb's Rating
    4.5

BookClub Review
6 readers
All the readers for this book loved and appreciated reading this book!!
One comment: “The author doesn’t make a loud noise. His humility and service has changed many lives”.
Another comment: “Such an ordinary bloke doing extraordinary things”.
The book highlights his selflessness, compassion and cultural respectfulness.
It is full of inspiration and causes one to reflect : what have I done with my life!!

Barb’s Review
So pleased I read this book. What stood out for me was the …..
* overwhelming weight of suffering
* limited resources in third world countries
* huge distances people must travel for medical care
* harsh conditions
* deep faith lived through selflessness
* lifechanging work he was able to offer so many women
* love and devotion he had for his patients
* reflections on adjusting back to life in Australia.
A must read!!